Verizon Wireless discontinues the $150 'Hub,' a home phone with a touch screenSeptember 30th, 2009 Verizon discontinues 'Hub' touch screen home phoneNEW YORK — Verizon Wireless is pulling the "Hub," an Internet-connected home phone with an iPhone-like touch screen, after just eight months on the market. The carrier stopped selling the phone this week, but will continue to support ones already bought, Verizon Wireless spokeswoman Debra Lewis said Wednesday.
2 viruses threaten Michigan blueberry industry; scientists forced to destroy research plantsAugust 31st, 2009 Blueberry virus strikes Michigan research centerDETROIT — Two destructive viruses have shown up in blueberry bushes in Michigan. Michigan is the nation's No.
Suspected tornado kills boy at day camp as violent storm lashes OntarioAugust 21st, 2009 Suspected tornado kills Ontario boyTORONTO — Officials say an 11-year-old boy was killed during a violent storm that spawned as many as four suspected tornadoes in Ontario. Grey County emergency services manager Mike Muir says the boy was at a day camp in a conservation area near the southwestern Ontario town of Durham when a violent storm Thursday collapsed buildings and sent debris flying.
1 dead after storms carrying possible tornadoes damage buildings in Ontario, CanadaAugust 21st, 2009 Possible tornadoes cause damage in Canada, kill 1TORONTO — Violent storms carrying possible tornados tore across parts of Ontario, killing one person, damaging buildings and canceling flights. There were reports of funnel clouds causing damage in at least three areas.
About 1,000 residents displaced after fire at Michigan fuel facility may return homeAugust 5th, 2009 Evacuation ends after Michigan fuel facility fireVIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A fire at a Michigan fuel storage facility that caused several oil barrels to explode and prompted area evacuations may have started near an electric meter, authorities said Wednesday.
Michigan family cries foul after their turkey was taken from their homeJuly 22nd, 2009 Police: Fowl snatched from home in Climax, Mich.CLIMAX, Mich. — Police are on the hunt for a prowler who made off with a western Michigan farm family's fowl.
Western Michigan U. student heads back behind bars after trying to steal computer from jailJune 30th, 2009 College student tries to steal jail computerKALAMAZOO, Mich. — Western Michigan University student William K.
Thunderstorms leave 100,000 without electricity in southeast MichiganJune 26th, 2009 Strong thunderstorms batter southeast MichiganHADLEY, Mich. — Severe thunderstorms have moved through southeast Michigan, leaving about 100,000 electrical customers without service.
Midwest storms cause flooding, leave thousands without power; 2 tornadoes confirmed in Neb.June 16th, 2009 Midwest storms cause flooding, spawn 2 tornadoesDREXEL, Mo. — Storms that spread across the central U.S.
Sheriff: Michigan man comes home to find wife killed 2 sons, then herselfJune 9th, 2009 Sheriff: Michigan mother kills 2 boys, herselfDELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A Michigan sheriff says a Lansing-area woman apparently killed her two young sons before committing suicide.
At least 5 tornadoes touch down in stormy Colorado, 1 damages mall in suburban DenverJune 8th, 2009 5 tornadoes touch down in Colorado, mall damagedAURORA, Colo. — At least five tornadoes touched down in Colorado on Sunday, with one overturning benches and a car outside a mall in a Denver suburb and injuring a man who tried to take pictures of a twister.
President approves disaster aid for Ala. counties hit hard by April storms, tornadoes, floodsMay 9th, 2009 President approves disaster aid for Ala. countiesWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster for Alabama counties affected by severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds in mid-April.
Up to 7 inches of rain floods Houston streets; tornadoes damage in other parts of TexasApril 28th, 2009 Torrential rain floods parts of Houston areaHOUSTON — More than a half-foot of rain fell on the Houston area during the night, flooding homes and streets and marooning some morning commuters. One rain gauge on Buffalo Bayou in far western Houston collected more than 6 inches of rain during the night and nearly 9 inches in 24 hours, the Harris County Office of Emergency Management said.
Strong thunderstorms pound Midwest again, damaging buildings in Iowa and OklahomaApril 27th, 2009 Storms pound Midwest again, damaging buildingsDES MOINES, Iowa — Strong thunderstorms packing possible tornadoes battered parts of the Midwest on Sunday for a second straight day, damaging at least half a dozen buildings and a campground in Iowa and two Oklahoma homes. Tornadoes were reported in eastern Iowa, western Oklahoma and south-central Kansas, but there were no immediate reports of serious injuries.
Storm repairs in Midwest include utility crews restoring power to 145K customers in MichiganApril 26th, 2009 Crews work to restore power to 145K in Mich.DETROIT — Utility crews in southern Michigan have been working to restore power to thousands of homes and businesses blacked out by thunderstorms that raked the region with wind up to 70 mph. DTE Energy spokeswoman Lorie Kessler said Sunday that power had been restored to about half of the 125,000 customers that lost service in Saturday's storms.
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